Industrial Buildings Razed North of JerusalemIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 17:03, Israeli forces demolished an agricultural storehouse, a gas station, and several other industrial buildings in the Palestinian village of Hazma, north of Jerusalem, PNN claimed on Wednesday.

Israelis Divided on Rabbis' Housing ProposalIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 16:40, Israelis are roughly split between those supporting and opposing the plan of a group of rabbis not to sell or rent property to non-Jews, Press TV reported.

Shelling Reported in Gaza CityIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 13:44, Residents of Gaza City said shelling was heard, on Wednesday morning, in the eastern part of the city, Ma'an News said.

Israeli Bulldozers Demolish Homes In The NegevIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 11:29, Israeli bulldozers demolished on Wednesday morning a number of homes that belong to residents of Al Sadeer “unrecognized” Arab village in the Negev.

Palestinian Factions In Gaza Hold A Meeting To Discuss Israeli ThreatsIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 07:15, Palestinian factions in Gaza, except for Fateh, held a meeting on Sunday calling on Arab and international institutions to pressure Israel into halting its violations and escalations against the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Killed, Five Injured, As Army Bombards Khan YounisIMEMC - 29 Dec 2010 - Wednesday December 29, 2010 - 06:43, Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday evening that one resident was killed, and five others were injured, when the Israeli Army bombarded an area in Khuza'a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

PA: Israel continues land confiscations in West Bank12/29/2010 - YATTA, Hebron (Ma'an) -- Residents of the Saeer village south of Hebron said Wednesday that settlers had begun work on 1,500 dunums of lands confiscated for settlement expansion. Heavy equipments were brought to the area and lands razed, residents said. A day earlier, the PA cabinet condemned what it called "Israeli attacks on Palestinians....

Israel continues Negev home demolitions12/29/2010 - AS-SADIR, Israel (Ma'an) -- Several homes in the unrecognized Bedouin village of As-Sadir, in Israel's Negev region, were bulldozed to the ground Wednesday morning, President of the Arab Democratic Party in Israel Talab As-Sane reported. The official said the homes belonged to the Al-Freijat family, adding in a statement that the continued....

Settler clashes in northern West Bank12/29/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Settler clashes broke out in two locations in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, resulting in the destruction of several cars and fire damage to agricultural fields, officials said. In the town of Asira Al-Qibliya south west of Nablus, farmers reported being attacked by settlers from the neighboring settlement of Yitzhar....

Witnesses: Settlers torch tent in Hebron village12/29/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the south Hebron hills overnight on Tuesday setting fire to a tent, local peace groups reported. Residents of the illegal Suseya settlement threw flaming bottles at a tent in Susiya village, witnesses told Christian Peacemaker Teams and Operation Dove, who maintain a presence in the....

PA: Israel detained 1,100 children in 201012/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained 1,100 Palestinian children in 2010, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs said Wednesday. The arrests were concentrated in East Jerusalem, where 500 children were detained, and in Hebron, the ministry found. PA Detainees' Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe said the high number reflected the Israeli policy....

FIDA denounces raid on Gaza offices12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Gaza government security forces on Tuesday shut down the Rafah offices of the Palestinian Democratic Union and detained several leaders of the party, the union said. The leftist faction, known as FIDA, said the move was "a violation to national conventions that had prevailed during all the years of the....

Fatah bans Dahlan from meetings12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Fatah's Central Committee decided Tuesday to continue to ban member Muhammad Dahlan from meetings until an investigation into his conduct is completed. Meeting in Ramallah, the committee appointed Nabil Abu Rudeina to replace Dahlan as Fatah's Media Commissioner, and named Abu Rudeina as the party's....

PA: West Bank shops settlement-good free12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The PA remains on track to achieving a total settlement boycott by 2011, and has already totally removed settlement products from Palestinian shops in the West Bank National Economy Minister Hassan Abu Libdeh told cabinet ministers Tuesday. The official gave the PA cabinet an update during the body's last....

One Gaza crossing opens for goods transport12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities decided to partially open Gaza's southernmost Kerem Shalom crossing to allow aid and commercial goods into Gaza, crossings officials said. Palestinian liaison official Raed Fattouh said approximately 210 truckloads of goods would be allowed to enter. Five truckloads of strawberries and flowers and one truckload of....

In Israel, warnings to avoid intermarriage12/29/2010 - JERUSALEM (AFP) -- At least 27 Israeli rabbis' wives have signed a letter calling on Jewish women to avoid intermarriage with Arabs and even avoid working alongside Arab men, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. The letter also warns Jewish women they risk falling under the sway of Arab men if they serve alongside them in....

Youth groups paint murals in to mark Gaza war12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two youth groups in Gaza marked the second anniversary of Israel's war on the Strip by painting murals on the walls of the destroyed government compound in Gaza City. The Cultural Club and Free Spectrum organized the activity, commemorating the 22-day offensive which left more than 1,400....

Gaza City residents report shelling12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Locals in Gaza City said shelling was heard east of the city center near the border with Israel on Wednesday morning. Israeli army officials said they were not familiar with any military activity in the area, and medics said no injuries were reported. Wednesday afternoon the armed wing of the....

PFLP fighters say fired on Israeli forces12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Abu Mustafa Ali Brigades, announced Wednesday afternoon that its fighters had opened fire on Israeli soldiers carrying out maintenance work in northern Beit Hanoun. The armed group said in a statement that it would "stick to the....

PA looks to expand free-trade networks12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority Cabinet on Tuesday instructed a committee to complete negotiations for economic cooperation with South American trade bloc Mercosur. In mid-December, Mercosur - which comprises Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay - agreed to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority. The start of negotiations was followed by a series of....

PA to update Palestinian registry, include East Jlem12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Palestinian government officials in Ramallah announced Tuesday a plan to update the Palestinian Authority's National Registry, and upgrade the database to an electronic model. The decision, announced during the PA's weekly cabinet meeting, was ratified based on the recommendations of the National Committee to update the registrar....

Army arrests 1 in Nablus village raid12/29/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli soldiers raided a Nablus village on Wednesday and detained a 20-year-old resident, locals said. Ghareeb Ref'et E'zat Amir was detained after forces searched his home in Kafr Qalil. He was taken to an unknown location. An Israeli military spokeswoman said Amir was detained on suspicion....

In photos: Wall art pops up in West Bank12/29/2010 - MaanImages / Khaleel Reash - Spanish artists paint on the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Qalqiliya, taking time to plant an olive tree near the site of their work in the latter on December 26, 2010. The artists, members of Mujeres Artistas Por La Paz (Artist Women for Peace) were in....

Jenin resident detained at Allenby Bridge12/29/2010 - JENIN (Ma'an) - Israeli forces detained on Wednesday a resident of Jenin at the Allenby Bridge crossing, the local detainees' center said. Mustapha Abu Rihan, from Tamoun village, was detained as he returned to the West Bank from Jordan, the center said. Center director Mahmoud Sawafta condemned the detention and the practices of....

Spanish band plays at Hebron school12/29/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- A Spanish band on Monday gave a concert at a Hebron school for students who must cross military checkpoints every day. The band performed at Corboda elementary school in Hebron's Old City. The school was named after the Andalusian city in southern Spain. The musicians played several compositions and....

Palestinian leader to lay first stone of Brazil embassy12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (AFP) - President Mahmoud Abbas was to travel to Brazil later on Wednesday to lay the symbolic foundation stone of a Palestinian embassy in Brasilia. The ceremony is to take place on Friday and comes after Brazil announced it was recognizing a Palestinian state based on the borders which existed before the 1967 Six-Day War....

Fayyad signs funding agreement with EU12/29/2010 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Wednesday signed a €31 million financing agreement with the European Union to support the Palestinian Authority's state building plan. The support aims to sustain the PA's public services and strengthen institutions for a future state, according to a statement from the....

Gaza factions meet over Israel tensions12/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, called a meeting of Palestinian factions overnight as tension rises along the border with Israel, a source told AFP. In past weeks, Palestinian militants have fired a series of rockets into southern Israel and the Israeli military has launched retaliatory air raids. At....

Presidential decree appoints Al-Fetyani governor of Jericho12/29/2010 - JERICHO (Ma'an)-- President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Tuesday appointing Majed Al-Fetyani governor of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, after his predecessor Kamel Hamid was appointed governor of Hebron. Former Hebron governor Hussein Al-Araj was named to an advisory post in the office of the President in November. Al-Fetyani had previously served....

Hamas: PA detains 7 supporters12/29/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Hamas officials in the West Bank accused Palestinian security forces of detaining seven party affiliates in a statement issued on Wednesday. The Islamist party said the men were detained in Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Qalqiliya, and accused the PA of continuing its policy of detaining Hamas members for political reasons....

Ministry closes 4 kindergartens12/29/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority Social Affairs Ministry closed four kindergartens on Wednesday which failed to meet government standards, Minister Majida Al-Masry announced. The kindergartens had failed to improve conditions despite warnings from the ministry, Al-Masry said. The minister stressed the importance of monitoring educational facilities to ensure they meet health and safety....

Man found hanged in Qalqiliya garden12/29/2010 - QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- The body of a Palestinian man was found hanged in his garden in Azun village south of Qalqiliya on Wednesday, police said. Fawzi Saleh Al-Sheikh, in his twenties, was known as a truck driver in the region, locals said. The man's body was transferred to the Dr Darwish Hospital....

Deputy PM: West has three years to stop Iran nuclear programHa'aretz - Moshe Ya'alon says Iran remains the government's biggest worry, hopes for success of U.S.-led actions against Teheran., Fatah investigating Mohammed Dahlan's financial assets as well as accusations Dahlan incited against PA President Mahmoud Abbas., IDF says soldiers opened fire at a number of suspected militants who were approaching the Israel-Gaza border to plant explosives.

PA: Israel detained 1,100 children in 2010Uruknet December 29, 2010 -- Israeli forces detained 1,100 Palestinian children in 2010, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs said Wednesday. The arrests were concentrated in East Jerusalem, where 500 children were detained, and in Hebron, the ministry found. PA Detainees' Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe said the high number reflected the Israeli policy to systematically pursue children, particularly in...

Students for Justice in Palestine condemns US government witch huntUruknet December 29, 2010 - As students at over fifty American universities, we unequivocally condemn the abuse of grand jury subpoenas to chill the exercise of First Amendment rights by university students and anti-war activists speaking and organizing against Israel's continued oppression of the Palestinian people. Since 24 September 2010, the FBI has served at least 24 grand jury subpoenas...

Israeli Courts Used As Instruments of Political CoercionUruknet December 29, 2010 - Two recent 'show trials’ provide clear evidence that the course of justice is being perverted in Israel, with coercion applied purposefully to intimidate those who challenge zionist brutality, land theft and ethnic cleansing. High profile Jewish activist, Jonathan Pollak, attended court two days ago. Bearing witness in court were a throng of journalists and supporters....

Israeli politician urges "a shot in the head" for BedouinsUruknet December 29, 2010 - A Knesset member describes illegal immigration into Israel as "demographic terrorism" and called upon the Israeli military to execute Bedouins who aid the immigrants with "a shot in the head". A prominent Israeli member of the Knesset has called for the killing of all Bedouins in Sinai involved in smuggling people into the country. The...

Israel Hardens Repression as Palestinian Recognition IncreasesUruknet December 29, 2010 - On December 24, Ecuador became the fifth Latin American country to recognize "the Palestine state as free and independent within its borders since 1967." An accompanying statement said: "Sadly, the Middle East continues to face wars and violent events that have led to the death of many innocent people, a situation contrary to the humane...

Gaza farmers pack strawberries and hope for exportUruknet December 29, 2010 - On a Wednesday afternoon, farmers bearing cartons of strawberries lined up in front of the office of a local agricultural organization in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya. "This is a moment that fills me with hope," said Ibrahim al-Musallami, 58, one of the farmers. "I hope I will be able to resume...

Israeli army: leave Khirbet Tana or elseUruknet 29 December 2010 - Last week, the Israeli army ordered the inhabitants of a small shepherd village near Nablus to vacate the premises because their homes were to be demolished. The village was destroyed, but Khirbet Tana’s men are still there, every day welcoming PA officials and NGO and international organisations’ workers coming to assess the rebuilding costs. They...

Palestinian Killed, Five Injured, As Israeli Army Bombards Khan YounisUruknet December 29, 2010 - Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday evening that one resident was killed, and five others were injured, when the Israeli Army bombarded an area in Khuza'a town, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Adham Abu Salmiyya, spokesperson of the Medical and Emergency Services in Gaza, reported that the army...

UAE 'held back full story of hotel assassination'Uruknet December 29, 2010 - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates hesitated for nine days before deciding to reveal details of the assassination of Hamas militant Mahmoud al-Mabouh in a Dubai hotel in January, cables published by WikiLeaks reveal. The eventual revelation by Dubai police of their suspicions over the killing exploded into a worldwide row which in which Israel...

Top Fatah body revokes Dahlan's powersUruknet December 28, 2010 - The Central Fatah Committee decided yesterday to freeze the membership of Mohammad Dahlan in the group's top decision-making body until an investigative committee completes its inquiries into the Fatah leader on variouus charges. Dahlan will no longer be allowed to attend the meetings of the Fatah Central Committee...

Barrier separates Palestinian farmers from their landUruknet December 28, 2010 - Even after he dies, 63-year-old Ahmed Barghout worries that Israel's separation barrier will be a burden on him. Construction recently started on the section of the sprawling network of barbed-wire fence and concrete wall that when completed will encircle his village of Walajeh, in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. So far, the barrier is little more than...

Let Iran go nuclear. I want light in my apartment!Uruknet December 28, 2010 - ...Lebanese politics is geopolitics and although nobody in Lebanon seems to care about politics, it affects everybody at one point or another. We were victims of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon - the Hariri tribunal investigating the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 - and affected by the question if Iran's...

Gallery Patrons Ejected Over Gaza Flotilla T-ShirtsUruknet December 28, 2010 - Four activists were forced to leave an art gallery in New York this month for wearing T-shirts promoting an effort to include an American boat in the next blockade-challenging Gaza flotilla. The incident came on the final day of an exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery called "Next Year in Jerusalem," featuring pieces by the German...

'Shin Bet tortures prisoners and denies access to lawyers'Uruknet December 28, 2010 - As many as 90 percent of Palestinian prisoners being interrogated by the Shin Bet security service are prevented from consulting with an attorney, even though civilian and military legislation state clearly that such prohibition should be rarely applied, according to a report published by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and the Palestinian Prisoners'...

Israeli leaders, soldiers fear arrest over Gaza War Crimes29 Dec 2010 - Gaza, (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli newspaper, Jerusalem Post, published a report warning Israeli soldiers from travelling abroad. The warning is built upon great concerns that they might be arrested of war crimes they have committed in the last war perpetrated against Gaza civilians.

Racist Israeli Knesset member calls for killing all Bedouins in Sinai29 Dec 2010 - London, (Pal Telegraph) -A Knesset member describes illegal immigration into Israel as "demographic terrorism" and called upon the Israeli military to execute Bedouins who aid the immigrants with "a shot in the head". A prominent Israeli member of the Knesset has called for the killing of all Bedouins in Sinai involved in smuggling people into the country.

Belonging to the land, not owning itPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - JERUSALEM - Even back in those tempestuous years of the 1960's and 1970's when the possibility of peace was just a dream in the minds and heart of a few, Arie "Lova" Eliav and Issam Sartawi...

Familiar enemiesPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - JERUSALEM - Israelis and Palestinians will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the world's most bitter arch enemies. To the world, the word "Palestinian" is automatically associated with "Israeli" and vice versa. However, a...

Poll: Israelis split over ban on renting to ArabsPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Arabiya - Israeli Jews are divided over a call by rabbis for Jews to avoid renting or selling property to non-Jews, with 44 percent in favor, and 48 percent opposed, a new poll showed Tuesday. The...

Israeli authorities deny Palestinian prisoners access to lawyersPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - The Guardian - Palestinian detainees are systematically denied the right to meet a lawyer during interrogations by Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service, according to a report published today by an Israeli and a Palestinian...

On Palestine, the US is a rogue state Palestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - John Whitbeck, The Guardian - On 17 December, Bolivia extended diplomatic recognition to the state of Palestine within its full pre-1967 borders (all of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem). Coming soon...

Abbas heads to Brazil to found Palestinian embassyPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Arabiya - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will travel to Brazil on Wednesday to lay the symbolic foundation stone of a Palestinian embassy in Brasilia. The ceremony is to take place on Friday and comes after Brazil...

Palestinians to take settlement battle to UNPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Arabiya - The Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council in the coming days to condemn Israeli settlement construction, a senior Palestinian official said Wednesday, part of a growing Palestinian campaign to rally international pressure against...

Fayyad: Palestinians seek more than a "Facebook state"Palestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Haaretz - Palestinians expect wider recognition of their statehood in the coming year and it will mean more than the mere "Facebook state" predicted by Israel's deputy foreign minister, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on...

Israel continues Negev home demolitionsPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Maan - Several homes in the unrecognized Bedouin village of As-Sadir, in Israel's Negev region, were bulldozed to the ground Wednesday morning, President of the Arab Democratic Party in Israel Talab As-Sane reported. Read Full Article...

World music Israeli style: Idan Raichel ProjectPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - BBC News - "If I got an invitation to perform from the president of Syria or the prime minister of Lebanon, I would be the first to go," says Idan Raichel, one of Israel's biggest-selling musicians....

Israel - Iran nuclear bomb 'still three years away'Palestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - BBC News - Iran's nuclear programme has been hit by technical problems, and it could be still three years away from making a bomb, an Israeli minister has said. The statement came a month after Iran...

The tragedy of a two-state solutionPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - Ahmad Tibi, Washington Times - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is toying with the Obama administration, professing an interest in peace while doing his utmost to stymie a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is...

Record pilgrims in Bethlehem for ChristmasPalestine Note 29 Dec 2010 - AFP - Bethlehem hosted a record number of pilgrims this Christmas, Palestinian officials said Saturday as tens of thousands flocked to celebrate in the birthplace of Jesus. With thousands still heading to the West Bank city...

Israeli companies to help build first modern Palestinian cityPalestine Note 28 Dec 2010 - Haaretz - About 20 Israeli suppliers will help build the first modern Palestinian city in the West Bank but only after promising they will not use products or services from Israeli settlements, the project's developer said...

Report: UK may upgrade PLO diplomatsPalestine Note 28 Dec 2010 - Maan - Officials in London may support an elevation of the diplomatic status of PLO officials in Britain and raise the status of the Palestinian representative's office to a full diplomatic mission, Israel's daily news site...

Initiative seeks end to politically motivated arrestsPalestine Note 28 Dec 2010 - Maan - The association of independent Palestinian figures in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip announced Friday an initiative sponsored by Egypt to end politically motivated arrests, which Fatah and Hamas practice reciprocally. Read Full...

Beit Hanoun demonstration commemorates 'Cast Lead' as victims' families mourn12/29/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - 28 December, ISM, Gaza - A demonstration commemorating the beginning of "Operation Cast Lead" was held Tuesday in the Gazan city of Beit Hanoun. Families of victims were in attendance, as were 5 International Solidarity Movement activists. Two years have passed since the Israeli attacks on Gaza, which killed over 1400 people in just 23 days....

Deputy PM: West has three years to stop Iran nuclear programHa'aretz 29 Dec 2010 - Moshe Ya'alon says Iran remains the government's biggest worry, hopes for success of U.S.-led actions against Teheran., Fatah investigating Mohammed Dahlan's financial assets as well as accusations Dahlan incited against PA President Mahmoud Abbas., IDF says soldiers opened fire at a number of suspected militants who were approaching the Israel-Gaza border to plant explosives.

Katsav 'confident' ahead of verdictYNet News - The Tel Aviv District Court on Thursday will deliver its verdict in one of the most important trial in the history of the State of Israel. Four years, five months and 22 .......

PA targets settlements in UN resolutionYNet News - The Palestinians will ask the United Nations Security Council in the coming days to condemn Israeli settlement construction, according a copy of the draft resolution .......

IDF officers warned of Iranian revengeYNet News - Israel Defense Forces reserve officer are urged to take extra precautions following the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists: A detailed letter was sent Wednesday .......

Video Summary of 2010B'tselem 28 Dec 2010 - In a video clip to mark the end of 2010, B'Tselem makes 6 wishes for the coming year

US travel chaos continues after ‘Snowpocalypse’Daily Star 29 Dec 2010 Palestinians expect wider recognition of their statehood in the coming year and it will mean more than the mere “Facebook state,” Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday as Palestinian officials said they plan to ask the...

Fayyad: Palestinians seek more than a Facebook stateDaily Star 29 Dec 2010 Palestinians expect wider recognition of their statehood in the coming year and it will mean more than the mere “Facebook state,” Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday as Palestinian officials said they plan to ask the...

Gaza factions meet over rising Israel tensionsDaily Star 29 Dec 2010 GAZA CITY: Hamas called a meeting of Palestinian factions overnight as tension rises along the border with Israel, a source told AFP Wednesday.Tensions have been rising on Gaza’s border over retaliatory and often deadly Israeli air...

Murder trial for British security contractor opens in IraqDaily Star 29 Dec 2010 BAGHDAD: The trial of a British security contractor charged with killing two of his colleagues last year opened Wednesday in Baghdad with testimony from a guard who said the contractor shot him.Danny Fitzsimons, who attended the...

Khatami sees rise in Iran election restrictionsDaily Star 29 Dec 2010 Two-time former president turned opposition backer Mohammad Khatami predicts that more and more “restrictions” will be imposed on elections in Iran, an opposition website reported Wednesday.Khatami said all sections of Iran would take part in future...

PA militias kidnap two children east of QalqiliyaPIC 29 Dec 2010 - The PA security militias stormed on Tuesday Immatin village east of Qalqiliya city and kidnapped two children from their homes and handed another boy a summons from the intelligence apparatus.

Rights groups announce plans to sue PA leadersPIC 29 Dec 2010 - Rights groups are demanding that the West Bank-ruling Fatah authority releases the six hunger strikers from its prisons, and have announced plans to prosecute PA security militia leaders.

B'Tselem's Video Summary of 2010Palestine Monitor - With six wished for the new year, Israeli human rights group B'Tselem summarizes its work in throughout Palestine through clips from field videographers. B'Tselem

Israeli army: leave Khirbet Tana or elsePalestine Monitor - Last week, the Israeli army ordered the inhabitants of a small shepherd village near Nablus to vacate the premises because their homes were to be demolished. The village was destroyed, but Khirbet Tana's men are still there, every day welcoming PA officials and NGO and international...

Lanny Davis drops Ivory Coast accountMondoweiss - Ben Smith reports at Politico ... He has Lanny Davis's letter of resignation. This is almost as good as the Marc Rich scandal... He blames the Africans for not picking up the phone. I thought it was spelled Abidjan? Unfortunately, as you know, the decision was made...

Gaza was #11 in the long sad caravan of Israel’s wars of regime changeMondoweiss - This is a crosspost from Helena Cobban 's Just World News: This week is the start of the 22-day-long second anniversary of Operation Cast Lead-- a.k.a. # 11 in the long, sad caravan of wars of forced regime change that Israel has launched against its neighbors since...

Am I allowed to be a Palestinian Jew?Mondoweiss - Two brothers are on the couch next to me, speaking rapid Arabic and sipping their beers. Though they look white, they have no discernible accent and to my ear, their Arabic is flawless. I assume they're Arab, even though there's something not-quite-Arab about them. But this...

Cast truthMondoweiss - The human rights attorney Michael Sfard on Cast Lead, at Coteret (original in Hebrew at Ynet): Operation Cast Lead was our second war of independence. In the first, we freed ourselves of 2,000 years of living under and being oppressed by foreign regimes. In the second,...

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